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Move over boy racers: Dad's got a new Skoda Octavia vRS 245

The new Skoda Octavia vRS 245 is for dad racers

There are plenty of hot hatches for the boy racer to choose from. Skoda's sporty new number isn't one of them
Published 03 February 2017
Drivers pay £40m by card fees on road tax

Drivers pay £40m by card fees on road tax

Motorists have paid £40 million in “rip-off” credit-card charges when buying road tax in the past five years.
Published 03 February 2017
Euro NCAP crash test demonstrates the deadly safety of old cars

Euro NCAP demonstrates deadly weakness of old cars

A crash test comparing a modern Honda and a 20-year-old Rover reveals the deadly flaws of cars of yesteryear
Published 02 February 2017
UK car industry investment slump linked to Brexit uncertainty

UK car industry investment slump linked to Brexit

A 21st century record for car production in Britain has been muddied by news that investment in the sector slumped by a third last year.
Published 02 February 2017
100m electric cars on road within two decades, says BP

100m electric cars on road within two decades

The world is likely to have 100 million electric cars on the road within the next two decades, according to a forecast from BP.
Published 02 February 2017
Bose headrest speakers "whisper" directions into driver's ears

Bose headrest speakers "whisper" directions

Stereo speakers built into a driver’s headrest are not a new idea and are typically found as an option for convertibles, where wind noise...
Published 01 February 2017
First pictures, details and pricing of 2017 Seat Ibiza

First pictures, details and pricing of Seat Ibiza

Seat is hoping that stylish design and new technology can win over drivers of Britain’s most popular car, the Ford Fiesta.
Published 31 January 2017
Me and My Motor Anthony Watson England rugby player

Me and My Motor: Anthony Watson

Anthony Watson, England rugby’s superfast winger, isn’t sure which is worse: being chastised by his mother or by Eddie Jones, England’s coach.
Published 30 January 2017
This lady's not for turning: the revealing story behind Margaret Thatcher's Rover 800 test drive

This lady's really not for turning

When Margaret Thatcher famously proclaimed that the lady was not for turning, it was taken to be a statement of intent about her determination...
Published 30 January 2017
Police urged to seize mobile phones from drivers caught using them behind wheel

Police urged to seize mobile phones from drivers

A representative of the Police Federation has suggested calls to seize mobile phones or sim cards from drivers caught using a device...
Published 27 January 2017

Speeding fines to rise in most serious cases

Drivers who commit the most serious speeding offences are to face tougher penalties, under new guidelines for magistrates in England and Wales.
Published 25 January 2017

Ford Mustang receives just two stars in crash test

Euro NCAP, the European body that assesses how safe new cars are, awarded the latest Mustang just two stars from a maximum of five
Published 25 January 2017